Amendment #16 to H4773

Factor V Leiden

Mr. Ryan of Boston moves to amend the bill by adding the following section:

“SECTION XXXX. Section 47W of Chapter 175, as appearing in the 2022 Official Edition, is hereby amended by adding at the end of subsection (a), the following new clause:-

Notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary before anyone is able to be prescribed any pharmacological contraceptive methods a blood test to screen for Factor V Leiden (FVL) shall be performed”